{
  "id": 13167288,
  "title": "Ruling parties sweep bypolls as BJP bags Bengal seats, TVK wins in Tamil Nadu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ruling-parties-sweep-bypolls-as-bjp-bags-bengal-seats-tvk-wins-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T17:14:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ruling-parties-sweep-bypolls-as-bjp-bags-bengal-seats-tvk-wins-in-tamil-nadu/article71565346.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ruling parties triumphed in five assembly by-elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Assam. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured both Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats in West Bengal with significant margins. BJP-NDA victory highlights a strong, deep-rooted connection between the people and the alliance, as stated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The TVK's candidates won comfortably in Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies in Tamil Nadu, while the ruling AINRC nominee won in Puducherry's Thattanchavady. In Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, civil servant-turned-politician Devasish Sharma won by over 1.4 lakh votes. The BJP hailed the results as democracy overcoming \"mobocracy,\" while Modi pointed to the people's enduring support for the BJP-NDA's good governance agenda. In Nandigram, BJP candidate Hasi Rani Rath won a record margin of over 1.22 lakh votes, while Shankharavh Sarkar's victory in Rejinagar exceeded 75,000 votes. The results indicate the BJP's success in engaging minority voters, with 70% of Rejinagar's and 27% of Nandigram's electorate being Muslims. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari claimed the BJP received the backing of 80% Muslims in Nandigram and over 60% in Rejinagar. In Tamil Nadu, the ruling DMK improved its Assembly strength to 109 out of 234 members, winning both Madurantakam and Dharapuram reserved constituencies. The DMK and AIADMK both secured victories in their respective by-polls, with AIADMK coming in third. In Puducherry, the AINRC nominee won Thattanchavady by 13,358 votes, followed by the Congress candidate. Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll was called after the party-switch of Pradyut Bordoloi, and the BJP won the seat after Bordoloi's exit.",
  "summary": "BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar and Nagaon by a huge margin, while TVK wins Dharapuram and Madurantakam",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "What BJP’s twin bypoll wins say about its outreach to Bengal’s Muslims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/what-bjps-twin-bypoll-wins-say-about-its-outreach-to-bengals-muslims",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:18:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Bypoll Results 2026: BJP Sweeps Bengal Seats, Vijay's TVK Wins Tamil Nadu, AINRC Retains Puducherry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bypoll-results-2026-bjp-sweeps-bengal-seats-vijays-tvk-wins-tamil",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:50:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Vijay's magic continues in Tamil Nadu, TVK wins both bypolls to boost numbers in assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/vijays-magic-continues-in-tamil-nadu-tvk-wins-both-bypolls-to-boost",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:04:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}